JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY - DECEMBER
2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products 2004 2003 2004 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 26,601 24,052 30,058 23,919
Others 11,072 9,467 13,346 11,684
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 88 50 74 51
Pacific coho 4 - 3 -
Other Pacific salmon 1,981 1,420 1,345 994
Atlantic salmon 25,280 25,233 16,134 16,427
Yellowfin tuna 24,059 27,723 17,186 19,781
Bluefin tuna 9,966 10,589 21,163 20,714
Bigeye tuna 18,901 18,366 14,836 14,396
Southern bluefin tuna 3,057 3,025 5,900 6,812
Sea bream 213 401 126 234
Billfish 987 1,961 810 1,514
Frozen:
Sardine 30,452 38,842 2,341 3,069
Swordfish 712 897 602 816
Pacific sockeye 51,525 47,546 25,532 23,454
Pacific coho 77,102 57,863 26,262 25,647
Other Pacific salmon 13,553 11,403 5,032 4,766
Pink/chum salmon 63,452 66,207 25,322 26,265
Atlantic salmon 4,732 3,842 2,083 1,685
Other salmon 625 254 254 97
Halibut 25,194 28,899 13,872 14,795
Albacore tuna 6,494 2,806 2,384 694
Yellowfin tuna 109,204 102,521 32,131 26,444
Skipjack 81,158 71,888 6,974 5,686
Bluefin tuna 6,626 4,772 10,782 11,599
Bigeye tuna 116,324 127,179 76,081 75,652
Herring 39,536 47,913 4,922 6,175
Cod 23,673 25,116 7,034 7,643
Mackerel 101,011 128,269 20,077 19,842
Mero 4,297 7,379 3,493 6,703
Jack mackerel 52,442 43,065 6,305 4,727
Sea bream 2,278 2,686 516 598
Capelin 18,495 19,809 4,726 4,566
Billfish 4,973 5,509 1,262 1,414
Spanish mackerel 1,962 1,523 598 539
Rockfish 33,592 42,203 8,115 9,595
Sablefish 14,887 12,319 13,410 13,247
Herring roe 3,830 5,326 2,125 3,320
Pollock roe 37,575 36,351 56,753 48,832
Mero, fillet 1,808 2,586 2,335 3,343
Swordfish, fillet 1,267 1,159 716 571
Pollock surimi 132,178 101,448 24,495 20,813
Cod surimi 6,806 3,207 1,173 613
Threadfin bream surimi 54,602 63,922 9,459 11,937
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 8,168 8,573 10,376 12,467
Pollock roe 1,921 2,213 3,056 3,493
Salmon roe 4,323 4,632 5,345 6,500
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 13,147 11,822 6,409 6,170
Arkshell 5,832 6,227 3,143 3,239
Spiny lobster 1,797 1,902 5,371 5,684
King crab 20,944 20,104 10,497 10,506
Tanner crab 37,442 36,335 11,975 11,151
Blue crab 344 445 339 647
Korean crab 4,572 3,870 4,622 4,021
Other crab 1,330 1,593 1,009 1,147
Oyster 7,903 8,192 4,550 4,286
Clam 18,998 18,770 2,948 3,198
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 4,631 5,254 7,866 10,164
Lobster 1,215 861 2,835 2,068
Shrimp 241,445 233,251 216,820 225,409
King crab 10,041 12,882 17,372 25,873
Tanner crab 26,638 23,709 30,048 28,278
Blue crab 8,148 6,406 3,815 3,014
Korean crab 61 164 37 90
Other crab 457 647 216 418
European cuttlefish 11,560 11,505 6,627 6,442
Octopus 53,342 55,898 34,467 35,734
Scallop 493 406 434 411
Other cuttlefish 20,756 21,108 12,452 12,896
Squid 12,361 7,487 3,250 1,695
Abalone 387 317 1,330 1,211
Salted/dried:
Squid 2,146 1,561 1,578 1,078
Sea urchin roe 318 233 989 886
Jellyfish 9,012 8,046 3,303 2,886
Seaweed, dried 9,485 8,338 4,964 4,473
Seaweed, salted 17,879 16,388 1,901 1,736
Prepared:
Eel 48,758 42,278 65,672 41,155
Canned crab 4,474 4,224 7,995 7,238
Fish meal 398,286 383,046 30,262 28,212
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